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...much of the 1990s, the former industrial area of Zurich-West was deserted, the factories that once produced turbines and steamboats standing eerily silent. Then, in 2000, Schiffbau - a 19th century shipbuilding plant - was gutted to make way for a restaurant, jazz club and cluster of theaters. Today, nearly all of the area's brick-clad buildings have been repurposed as bars, shops and galleries, flanked by chic loft apartments. It's a transformation that's helping to turn Switzerland's largest city from a buttoned-up financial capital into something approaching a fashionable metropolis. In the past few years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pleasure Factory | 4/20/2006 | See Source »

...Lost” When tragedy strikes, with affirmative action 2 - Wearing many hats A hilarious joke 3 - JAWS A shark; also for chomping 4 - Marathons Approximately 26.2 miles 5 - Silent prayer The honor system for religion

Author: By FM Staff, | Title: FM Top 5 | 4/19/2006 | See Source »

...Anybody here from Ohio?” Jarding asked. The audience sat silent...

Author: By David Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Jarding Diagnoses What Ails the Dems | 4/19/2006 | See Source »

...different, each was part of a team that passed the 1990 Clean Air bill, a landmark disablity rights measure and the negotiation of NAFTA - exactly the kind of solid accomplishments 41's son would need to close out a lackluster second term with some grace. Many conservatives uttered silent screams when some of those measures passed in the early 1990s, but I'm guessing now the Republicans are too desperate for change to fuss much now. And already there is talk - and some evidence - that Bolten is reaching out to other 41 veterans to fill both the press secretary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush Goes Back to the Future | 4/19/2006 | See Source »

...Were those silent generals in Vietnam reacting to Truman's firing of MacArthur...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rumsfeld in Historical Context | 4/18/2006 | See Source »

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